2919Re: Anti-Mestizo politics in Brazil

The Brazilian culture and people traditionally
recognize Mixed identities, as of the 'Mulatto', the
'Cafuzo' (Native+Black) and the 'Caboclo' (Native+White).

However, the current leftist Brazilian government
(of the 'Party of the Workers' - 'Partido dos
Trabalhadores', PT) is undertaking a anti-Mestizo politics.

This politics is specily lead by racial movements
linked to the party of the president Lula who is
introducing the 'One Drop Rule' in the country.

The 'Movimento Pardo-Mestiço Brasileiro'
('Brazilian Mestizo Movement'), or
'Nação Mestiça' ('Mestizo Nation'),
was organized to defend the right of the
'Mestizos' to be identified as 'Mestizos'
(in Portuguese the word for
'Multiracial/Ethnic' is 'Mestiço').

The 'Mestizos' has been excluded of
the governmental politics and Mestizo
movement has been suffered persecutions.

We thank the Multi-Ethnic organizations help
us denounce this anti-'Mestizo' politics.